&male; Roger

What does Roger mean?

Roger[roger] as a boys' name is pronounced ROH-jer, RAH-jer. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Roger is "famous spearman". Popular in the Middle Ages and the 19th and 20th centuries. Rutger is a form, made familiar in modern times by actor Rutger Hauer. Actor Roger Moore; opera singer Ruggiero Raimondi.

How popular is Roger?

Roger is a very prominent first name for males (#50 out of 1220, Top 4%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#6696 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. Census)

Roger reached its peak rank of #24 in the U.S. in the 1940s, and is currently at #579. (2015 Birth Statistics)

Which version is better?

with its variant forms and related boy names. Popular related forms of Roger (#579 via latest list) ranked in the Top 2000 are Rogelio(#833 via latest list), Rogers and Rodger. Usage of these relations of Roger was widespread during the years 1940-1949 (average #382) and is now much lower, with versions such as Rogers becoming somewhat dated.